If you're a teacher, I am CERTAIN what I'm about to say is something you already know from first-hand experience, but teachers don't receive a lot of (any?) money to help outfit their classroom. I had to start my teaching career with recycled alphabet posters - none of which matched!...
How to Make the Most out of Your Small Group Math Time (en maternelle)
Fun fact: prior to last year, I always taught math whole-group. I knew small group math would be valuable, but I didn't have the TIME to sit down and figure it out, and my students were still getting great results with how I was teaching math whole-group. (I do a...
How to Get Started with Guided Reading in Maternelle
This is my seventh year teaching maternelle, and it STILL blows my mind I get to help teach children to read. I remember my very first year teaching, when I had my first ever guided reading group sitting across from me at the table. I had absolutely NO IDEA what...
5 Blog Posts from 2018 You May Have Missed
We all know teachers are busy. And I mean, BUSY. I thought I was busy before, and then I had a baby, and all I can say is WOW. You teachers out there with more than one child and no stay at home parent, you ladies & gents are the...